Beautiful Dreamers

The World Changes Some People. Some People Change The World.

5.2
19901h 45m

When the superintendent of the Canadian insane asylum, Dr. Maurice Bucke, meets poet Walt Whitman, his life and that of his wife and patients is radically changed. Like Dr. Bucke, Whitman has avant-garde ideas on the subject of mental illness. "Dreamers" is based on true events. Dr. Bucke became an important biographer of Walt Whitman.

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Photo of Colm Feore

Colm Feore

Dr. Maurice Bucke

Photo of Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Walt Whitman

Photo of Wendel Meldrum

Wendel Meldrum

Jessie Bucke

Photo of Sheila McCarthy

Sheila McCarthy

Molly Jessop

Photo of Colin Fox

Colin Fox

Rev. Haines

Photo of Tom McCamus

Tom McCamus

Leonard Thomas

Photo of Barbara Gordon

Barbara Gordon

Agatha Haines

Photo of Roland Hewgill

Roland Hewgill

Timothy Pardee

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